KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least 11 people were killed in a coalmine accident in southwest Pakistan on Monday, an official said. The incident – the latest in a string of similar accidents – occurred near Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province due to gas leakage, Abdul Ghani Baloch, the provincial chief mine...
India’s top court has dismissed review petitions, upholding its earlier ruling endorsing the federal government’s decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, which is claimed by Pakistan. The court heard arguments on numerous petitions challenging the legality of the federal legislation. Last December, the court upheld the lega...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for a sixth consecutive day, despite the de-escalation of hostilities between the two border forces, an official said. Kharlachi crossing that connects Pakistan’s northwestern Kunnar tribal district with Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province was shu...
ISTANBUL (AA) -Leaders from the Arab and Muslim world have extended their condolences to Tehran following the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahian and other top officials in a helicopter crash. “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and ...
Ankara (AA) – India on Wednesday began granting citizenship under a contentious citizenship law, which was passed in 2019 and took effect in March this year. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh. “First set of citizenship cer...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 20 people were killed and 21 others were injured Friday in a bus accident on the Pakistan-China highway. The victims were aboard a passenger bus that overturned on the Karakoram Highway in the Diamer district of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, said rescue officials. The Karakoram Highway connects the South Asian ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has rejected the US sanctions imposed against commercial entities on allegations of links with Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said such listings of commercial entities have taken place in the past as well on allegations of links to Pakistan...
– ISLAMABAD (AA) – Nearly 100 people were killed and dozens of others injured in rain-triggered incidents during the last one week after heavy rains and floods hit the northwestern and southwestern parts of Pakistan. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), heavy rains caused flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhw...
Washington, United States – AFP Pakistan has initiated discussions with the IMF over a new multi-billion dollar loan agreement to support its economic reform program, its new finance minister has said. The South Asian nation is nearing the end of a nine-month, $3 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund designed to tackl...
Hyderabad City, Pakistan — AFP Layers of intricately decorated bangles are a staple fashion accessory for women in Pakistan, and integral part of Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. More than a dozen people can be involved in the making of a single bangle, from sweltering factories to the homes of designers who skilfully decorate them by hand. ...
